Road to the Finals: Unveiling the 2025 DI Men’s Golf Championship Participants
The stage is set for the 2025 Division I Men’s Golf Championship, with regional sites and participating teams now confirmed. Six regional tournaments will serve as the battleground,determining the 30 teams and six individuals who will advance to the national stage. Each regional will host either 13 or 14 teams, alongside individual competitors vying for a coveted spot.
Did you know?
The NCAA Men’s Golf Championship has a rich history, but tournaments were not held in 1900, 1917, 1918, and 2020.
regional Tournament Breakdown
Here’s a look at the regional host sites and the teams that have earned their place in the competition:
Poplar Grove Golf Club – Amherst, Virginia
Hosted by Liberty
- Teams:
- Oklahoma
- Vanderbilt
- Tennessee
- Wake Forest
- Pepperdine
- Individual: sakke Siltala, Texas State
Atkins Golf Club – Urbana, Illinois
Hosted by Illinois
- Teams:
- Illinois (T1)
- Oklahoma state (T1)
- UNLV
- Troy
- Texas Tech
- Individual: Hunter Thomson, Michigan
Auburn University Club – Auburn, Alabama
Hosted by Auburn
- Teams:
- Auburn
- Texas A&M
- UCLA
- Purdue
- Georgia Tech
- Individual: Claes Borregaard, Kennesaw state
Gold Mountain Golf Club – Bremerton, Washington
Hosted by Washington
- Teams:
- Florida
- Arizona State
- Colorado
- South Florida
- South carolina
- Individual: Braxton Watts, Utah
Montreux Golf and Country Club – Reno, Nevada
Hosted by Nevada and Reno Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority
- Teams:
- Brigham Young
- Virginia
- Texas
- San Diego
- California
- individual: Bryan Kim, Duke
Seminole Legacy Golf Club – Tallahassee, Florida
Hosted by Florida State
- Teams:
- Florida State
- Ole Miss
- New Mexico
- Georgia
- Augusta
- individual: Jacob Modleski, Notre Dame
Championship Format: A Path to Victory
The NCAA championship format is designed to test the mettle of both teams and individual players. The journey to the finals is a rigorous one, demanding consistency and strategic play.
Pro Tip
teams and individuals should focus on consistent performance across all 54 holes of stroke play to maximize their chances of advancing.
The initial six regional tournaments are crucial.As stated, Six 54-hole regional tournaments will be conducted to determine the 30 qualifying teams and six individuals (not on those qualifying teams) who will compete in the finals.
The top five teams from each regional, along with the low individual not on those teams, will secure their place in the championship finals.
Once at the finals, the competition intensifies. all qualifiers will complete 54 holes of stroke play. Following this, the top 15 teams along with the top nine individuals not on an advancing team will advance for one additional day of stroke play to determine the top eight teams for match-play competition and the 72-hole stroke-play individual champion.
This additional round determines the individual champion and sets the stage for the team match-play competition.
The final phase involves a bracket-style match-play format. The top eight teams after 72 holes of play will be placed into a bracket thereafter.
Each team match consists of five individual matches, with one point awarded for each victory. The first team to secure three points advances. Winning teams will advance to the semifinals and subsequently, the finals. The first team to win three points within the team match will advance, or in the case of the final match, be declared the national champion.
